Notable players on the list include running backs Jaleel McLaughlin, Tyler Badie and Blake Watson -- three backs who might be competing for one spot. RJ Harvey, J.K. Dobbins and Audric Estime are presumably safe, so if the Broncos carry four RBs on the active roster, there's only room for one of McLaughlin, Badie or Watson.

A day after the Broncos began training camp with full attendance and “one of the cleaner report dates that I can recall relative to (health),” according to head coach Sean Payton, Thursday featured the first player absence.

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